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Nov.20, 1928.

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UNITED STATES WOOLRIDGE B. NORTON, F NEW YORK, N. Y.

H RAILWAY CAR.

Application filed .Tuly 16,

rIhis invention relates to railway cars, and has for its object toprovide a sleeping car of the compartment type wherein the number ofseparate compartments in a car of standard size is materially increasedwithout substantial reduction in the usable space in each compartment.

A further object of the. invention is to provide a combined compartmentand parlor car wherein a greater number of compartments are providedthan in compartment'cars as at present constructed, and at the same timesuficient additional space is obtained to provide a parlor or clubcompartment having at least one chair for each of the sleepingcompartments.

Compartment sleeping car's as at present employed on American railroadsare of two types. In the older' and more usual type the compartmentseach contain an ordinary Pullman section consisting of upper and lowerbert-hs extending lengthwise of the car along one side. Thesecompartments accommodate two passengers and the capacity of the car isbut slightly greater than half that of the ordinaryv Pullman'car withsections on each side of a central aisle. j

. In the more recent type of compartment car the-rooms extend crosswise`of the car and there is but a single bed or berth provided for eachcompartment. `In such cars fourteen compartments are possible.

The car constituting the subjectanatter of this application is animprovement on the later type of compartment car with the roomsextending crosswise of the car, and in such improved car there `isprovided in the space occupied by the fourteen rooms of the present car,twenty-two rooms, each of which contains a single berth or bed andtoilet facilities similar to those provided in the present compartmentcar, and with ample dressing and luggage space.y

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated two modifications of myimproved car, and in said drawings Y f Figure 1 is a plan view showingone preferred arrangement of the compartment;

Fig. 2 is a verticallongitudinal section of the car shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale of one compartment ofthe car and portions of the adjacent compartments on each side thereof,taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a transverse section on an enlarged scale on line 4-4 of Fig.3;

1927. Serial No. 208,294.

Fig. 5 is a similar section showing parts of the car in and Y Fig. G isa plan' view similar to Fig. 5 of a portion of a car wherein the numberof compartments is somewhat reduced to provide. a parlor or clubcompartment.

Referring to the drawings, side walls of a Pullman car of the dimensionsemployed for the newer compartment cars with transversely extendingrooms. In these cars the windows 2 are arranged in pairs, as shown, andan aisle 3 extends along one side of the car to give access to thecompartments et which extend along the other' side wall of the car. y

In Fig. 1 I have shown twenty-two compartments numbered 1-22.Compartment No. 1 has one wall composedv of sheet metal of usualconstruction in cars of this type extending from floor to ceiling on theside toward the platform of the car from which it is separated by acloset 6 to provide a passage between the platform and the hallway 3.IVithin the compartment 1 the space adjacent the wall 5 is open andextends from floor to ceiling and ispreferably about two feet in width,which is the width now allowed between the wall of the compartment andthe side edge of the berth or bed 7.` The window 2 of compartment 1 isat the end of this free space-and constitutes with the 'window in thecloset 6, one Vof the spaced pairof windowsy extending along the side ofthe car.v The bed 7 in compartment. No. 1 is a raised, or upper, berth,and its support 8 forms part of the partition between compartment No. 1and compartment No. 2,` as more particularly shown in Fig. 2. Thispartition between every other two adjacent compartments con.- sistsr ofthe support 8 for the upper berth and an Lipper vertical sheet metalportion 9 extending from the support 8 ,to the roof of the car, 'amiddle vertical sheet metalportion 10 depending from the other edge ofthe Vsupport 8V and joining the corresponding edge of a support 11 forthe berth 12 of compartment No. 2, and a lower sheet metal portion 13depending from the opposite edge of the support 11 in the same plane asthe part 9, the support 11 also of course forming part of the partition.Y y

Compartment No. 2 comprises in addition to the berth spacebetweenthesupports 11v and 8, an open space 14 extending the full height of thecar and the same width as the j 1 indicates the different positions ofadjustment; l

- ing with the Window in compartment-3 the CII space in compartment No.1 between the partit-ions 5 and 10, the window 2 for com )artment 2being located in this space and ormsecond pair of windows on the sidewall of the car. Compartment 2 is separated from the adjacentcompartment 3 by a sheetl metal partition 15 similar to the partition 5,which partition may, if desired, have a door l5a wherebythe two adjacentcompartments m ay be thrown together if desired. The compartment 3 inall respects similar to the compartment land compartment 4 is similar tocompartment 2, and" so on, throughout the length of the car.

Under each window there is provided a toilet` 16 with a folding washstand 1 7 above the` toilet similar to the wash stand and toilet nowprovided in compartment cars ot' 4this type, and therefore not describedin detaillin this application. The upper edge ot the wash Stand whenfolded against the window extends somewhat above the window sill and isshown in Fi'g'. 5. Ii desired a ventilating screen may be placedin thewindow to occupy this lower portion thereof and conceal the Wash standfrom view from outside the car. 1

Above the wash stand there is hinged to one side of the window frame amirror 18fwhich serves the double purpose of providing a mirror over thewash stand when the latter is i in use and at the same time closing thewindow vat this'time, which, of course is desirable. lVhen the mirror1,8 is open against the partition wall, as shown in dotted lines,itleaves the window unobstructed for view lor ventilation. y

To give ready access to the upper berth I preferably provide foldingsteps 20 which are pivoted 'at one corner as indicated at 21 to thecorner of the toilet enclosure adjacent the bottom of the lower berth asshownl in Fig. 3. These ste-pscomprise two sections, the lower sectionof which is mounted on casters so that they may be readily swung outinto the space of the compartment immediately in front of the toilet sothat when the Y upper` steps are swung into `position shown in Fig. 5f,the weight will be supported by the toilet and will'provide a flight ofeasy steps to gilve'access to the upper berth.

After the passenger mounts the steps to the upper berth the steps may beleft in place ready for descent in the morning, when they can be swungback under the berth out of the way, as shown.

It will be observed that in my improved Car each compartment is completein itself, havinga full size berth and individual toilet facilities,with clear floor space of the same area now'provided, that is, a twofoot width of floor space and a thirty-two inch wide berth or bed. lInthe present compartmentcars of this 4type each compartment thus rermentsfor the fulllength ot the car I may,

if desired, provide a lesser number of coinpartinents, preferablyeighteen, as shown in Fig. 6, with thc remaining space forming a parloror club compartment. Where eighteen rooms only are provided, as shown inF ig. 6, the parlor compartment 25st the end ofthe car will beapproximately fifteen and Fo'ne-` half feet long, which providessufficient space for eighteen chairs, as shown, lwhereby a numberedVseat may be soldwith each room. Itis preferable to' provide eighteenrooms for the reason that under the present interstate commerceregulations a minimum of eighteen fares 1s required for each car paidfor on the car basis and extra must be charged where the accommodationsprovided in the cararc insufficient for eighteen passengers.

I claim: l. In a compartment car, a

n (plurality off separate` compartments exten mg transversely of thecar, a berth iny each compart- 7 ment, the berths for two 'adjacentcompartments being arranged one above the other, one of saidcompartments having its free floor space on one side of said berths andEthe other vof said compartments having its free floor space on theother side of said berths, windows in the side Wall of said car at theend of said free floor space, and mirrors adapted to be closed againstsaid Windows or moved away therefrom.

2. In a compartment car, a plurality 'of separate compartments extendingtrans` versely of the car, a berth ineach compartment, the berths fortwo Vadjacent compartments being arranged one above the other, apartition dividing said compartments co`mprising a portion extendingfrom one edge of the upper berth to the ceiling, a second portionextending from theiopposit'e edge of said upper berth' to theycorrespending edge of the lower berth, a third*` section extending fromthe lower berth to the Hoor, anda ladder `adjustable from -a position'under said lower berth `to va position to-give 'access to said upperberth. 4

3. In a compartment car, a plurality of separate compartments extendingtransverselyof the car, a berth in each compartment, 'the berths for twoadjacent compartments being arrangedoneabovefthe other, a partitiondividing said compartmentsfcoxnprising a portion extending from one edgeof the upper berth to the ceiling, a second portion extending from theopposite edge of said upper berth to the corresponding edge of the lowerberth, a third section extending from the lower berth to the floor, apartition extending transversely of said car and spaced from thepartition section connecting said berths to provide free floor space forthe compartment containing the upper berth, and a ladder for givingaccess to said upper berth supported in the space beneath the lowerberth and adapted t be shifted into the space adjacent the upper berthwhen desired.

4. In a railway car having a continuous floor level throughout, thecombination of a longitudinal partition at one side of the center of thecar providing an aisle along one side, transverse partitions extendingfrom said longitudinal Wall to the opposite side wall of the car, saidpartitions dividing a lportion o f said car into a plurality of trans-Verse compartments, each compartment comprising a berth section formedby a horizontal offset of'said partition, the berth sections of adjacentcompartments being arranged one over the other, and a Jfree Vfloor spacealongside said berth section, with ka door in said longitudinal wall atthe end of said free floor space of each compartment, windows in eachcompartment in the Wall opposite said doors, and alavatory in eachcompartment at the end of the free floor space opposite said door.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

WOOLRIDGE B. MORTON.

